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Category Archives: Tourism
KLM Cares
Last year I posted a story about KLM’s trial run for the airline’s Care Tag audio-equipped GPS tourist guide device. Now, the Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled-out the tiny tech travel guide for flyers who act fast. When you book a flight … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Europe, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged airlines, Amsterdam, GPS, KLM
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Greetings From Sh**Hole Island
In response to Tangerine Mussolini’s recent asinine comments about “shithole countries”, Haitian communications agency Parkour has created a marvelous, tongue-in-cheek ad campaign. Welcome to Sh**Hole Country uses beautiful landscape photographs of Haiti to poke fun at the bloated gas bag in the … Continue reading
Road Scholars
Caught Mapping (see below) will likely only be of interest to cartography geeks and serious roadtrippers, but take a gander anyway.
New York City Exposed
Double Exposure: NYC is a surreal, but oddly meditative fly-over video of my favorite city. The mesmerizing 4K video was shot by the very talented 20 year-old New York photographer Humza Deas. Be sure to watch it in full screen view.
Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide
For the last two decades, many pundits and self-appointed experts have predicted the imminent demise of printed books. Travel guidebooks were voted most likely to disappear. While there’s no doubt that the travel genre has been impacted by digital books, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Eurailpass, Europe by Rail, rail passes, Train Travel
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Russia Tourism Rebrands
A design team from ad agency Suprematika recently won an open competition to come up with an entirely new brand identity for Russia’s tourism board. They created a dynamic abstract design featuring bold geometric shapes and colors. The central graphic … Continue reading
Chill at a Game of Thrones Hotel
Serious fans can now stay in an official Game of Thrones ice hotel. Located beyond the wall and above the Arctic Circle in Kittilä, Finland, the chill accommodations are the result of a collaboration between HBO Nordic and the Laplands … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Finland, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO
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Library Tourism
Starfield COEX Mall is one of Asia’s largest underground malls. Located near the Samsung Metro station in Seoul and adjacent to the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center, it also features an amazing two-story library. With forty -foot tall bookshelves and … Continue reading
Tourist Scams
If you haven’t been the target of a tourist scam, you probably haven’t been paying attention. Whether you’re visiting New York City or Rome, you are likely to be targeted by con artists and thieves. The helpful infographic below covers … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Tourism, USA
Tagged Con Artists, Paris, Rome, Taxi Driver, travel scams
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London to Cairo in 7 Days by Train
Throughout the 20th century European railway companies often incorporated route maps on their advertising posters. Due to size and design limitations, the cartographers involved in the map production often created distorted and geographically confusing maps. Still, the posters were attractive … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Advertising, Orient Express, railways, Train Travel, Travel Posters, vintage posters
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